Rumeika · Azov Greek
The Greek of the Mariupol region in Ukraine, descended from communities resettled from Crimea by Catherine the Great in 1778. Endangered; structurally close to Pontic Greek.
- Approximate centre
- 47.10°, 37.55°
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Mariupolitan Greek vs Tsakonian
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Tsakonika
The only living descendant of ancient Doric Greek, spoken in a few villages of the Peloponnese around Leonidio. Critically endangered; structurally distinct from all other Greek varieties, which descend from Attic-Ionic.
- Approximate centre
- 37.16°, 22.85°
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